Arthur Newman (3 stars) — A man (Oscar winner Colin Firth) who fakes his own death and assumes a new identity in order to escape his life moves in with a woman (Emily Blunt) who is also trying to leave her past behind. R for sexual content, language, brief drug use. AMCG, PALIS

The Big Wedding (2 stars) — A long-divorced couple fakes being married as their family unites for a wedding. R for language, sexual content and brief nudity. AMCG, DEST, FISH, HUDV, LYCE, MAJ, MIDD, PALIS, PGAL, SHOW

The Company You Keep (2.5 stars) — A former radical activist (Robert Redford, who also directs) goes on the run from a journalist who has discovered his identity. R for language. AMCG, DEST, DOWN (April 26-28, 30, May 1-2), PALIS, PALTZ, UPST (April 26-28)

The Lords of Salem — The sounds within the grooves of a record sent to a radio DJ trigger flashbacks of her town's violent past. R for disturbing violent and sexual content, graphic nudity, language and some drug use. AMCG, PALIS

Mud (3 stars) — Two teenage boys help a fugitive evade bounty hunters on his trail and to reunite him with his true love. PG-13 for some violence, sexual references, language, thematic elements and smoking. PALIS

On the Road (2.5 stars) — Walter Salles directs a version of Jack Kerouac's book that reveals the flip side of American conformity after World War II. R for strong sexual content, drug use and language. ROSN (April 28-29, May 1)